Caroline Wozniacki progresses at Family Circle Cup amid trio of player retirements

Top-seed Caroline Wozniacki, fresh from her triumph at Ponte Vedra Beach on
Sunday, held off Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in her opening match at
the Family Circle Cup in Charleston.

On track: Caroline Wozniacki won her opening match in CharlestonPhoto: AP

By Telegraph staff

9:01AM BST 15 Apr 2010

Wozniacki was down a break and trailing 3-4 in the opening set, but broke back to level. The world No 2 from Denmark then held serve in a game that went to deuce three times, and broke again to win the set.

"She got a lot of balls back, and I just needed to find my game and find a way how to beat her, and once I did that, I won a lot of points and I won the games," Wozniacki said.

Wozniacki next plays 16th-seeded Patty Schnyder of Switzerland, who was a 6-3, 6-1 winner over Michelle Larcher De Brito of Portugal.

Three players retired from their second-round matches on Wednesday, including fifth-seeded Marion Bartoli of France.

Bartoli had taken the first set from China's Peng Shuai, but called it quits because of illness with Peng leading 2-6, 7-6 (7/2), 4-3.